The all-electric propulsion satellite has reached orbit per schedule after months of in-orbit raising and successful in-orbit testing. SES‘ newest geostationary Ka-band satellite, SES-17, is now fully operational over the Americas, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean at 67.1 degrees West. The all-electric propulsion satellite has reached orbit per schedule after months of in-orbit raising […]
ESA’s Call For Uni CubeSat Team Proposals
Teams that have already assembled their hardware will have the chance to verify equipment, payloads, experiments, or entire nanosatellites making use of the CubeSat Support Facility in ESEC-Galaxia (Belgium). The ESA Academy announces two new hands-on training opportunities for University CubeSat teams. The call for proposals are open to teams, composed of bachelor, master and PhD students […]
Slingshot Aerospace Has Hired A New COO, And Promoted Another To Chief Scientist
Notably, in 2009 Defossé founded Magellan International School, an Austin, Texas based pre-K to 8th grade non-profit, independent school. Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., a company building space simulation and analytics products to accelerate space sustainability, announced that Erin Defossé is joining the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Dr. Belinda Marchand, PhD has been promoted […]
SpiderOak And Lockheed Martin Space Are Developing And Testing Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Platform
OrbitSecure is SpiderOak’s lightweight software-only solution for ground and space platforms to secure all data types over untrusted infrastructure, including both unencrypted networks and commercial operators. SpiderOak Mission Systems and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space’s Mission Solutions business are developing and testing a zero-trust cybersecurity platform to secure data across the space data supply chain. The […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space Completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Milestone For Missile Warning Satellites
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has completed Thermal Vacuum Testing of its sensor payload for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared, or Next-Gen OPIR GEO, Block 0 missile warning satellites designed and built by spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Testing was completed on January 27, 2022. “Space is a dynamic environment. Ensuring our instruments […]
iDirect Government Appoints Technology-Immersed, Diverse Experts To 2022 Board
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), provider of satellite communications to the military and government, begins the new year with new board of director members. Joining the iDirectGov board are experienced technology, defense and industry leaders David Aronoff, Jill Kale and Mitch Herbets who will advise the company as it enters its 15th year. “The addition of these new board members marks a significant […]
mu Space’s Reveal On Tech Day A $4 Million Ultra Fast Internet Satellite
Aerospace manufacturer and satellite internet service provider mu Space Corp, recently announced plans to manufacture up to 200 of its revolutionary MU-B200 satellites that are capable of providing ultra-fast 5Gbps internet speeds to remote locations. With a price tag of US$4 million, less than half that of similar technology currently on the market, the MU-B200 […]
NanoAvionics’ Contract With South Korea’s Contec For EO Mission
Nanosatellite will provide images for applications in maritime and junk monitoring, city management and crop yield prediction. Smallsat mission integrator NanoAvionics has signed a contract with the Korean company, Contec, that includes supplying a 16U nanosatellite as well as mission integration and launch services. The launch of the Earth observation (EO) nanosatellite is planned for […]
Forsway And ARTES Phase II Core Competitiveness Connected Vehicles in European Space Agency ‘’Satellite Assisted 5G For Vehicles’’
Forsway announced Phase II of its co-funded ARTES Core Competitiveness development project Satellite Assisted 5G for vehicles with European Space Agency to develop a complete hybrid satellite hub for connected vehicles. Using the benchmark “network-of-networks”, Cloud-Native approach, a main aspect of the project is the integration of Forsway Xtend Hub with the 5G/NFV architecture (Network Function Virtualization). Forsway is a provider of […]
China’s Geely Builds Satellites To Guide Autonomous Vehicles
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has started manufacturing satellites to create a high-precision navigation network that will guide self-driving cars. Mass production has begun in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, marking an entry by China’s largest privately owned automaker into a field long dominated by the military. The satellites were independently developed by Geely group company Geespace, with manufacturing also […]